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    Jan 3

    Republicans spent most of 2018 vigorously packing the federal courts with judges they believe to be ready and willing to roll back abortion rights as far as possible—so that barrier might not hold in 2019.

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  2. 's new governor signed expansion into law—but it was originally voted on in November 2017 with support from almost 60 percent of voters.

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  3. In early December, teacher Peter Vlaming was terminated after he refused on religious grounds to use a transgender student’s pronouns—claiming that using the pronouns violates his religious beliefs.

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  4. A unique crowdsourced Twitter study found that an abusive or problematic tweet is sent every 30 seconds. This amounts to 1.1 million tweets mentioning 778 women politicians and journalists in the United Kingdom and the United States in 2017.

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  5. Republicans spent most of 2018 vigorously packing the federal courts with judges they believe to be ready and willing to roll back abortion rights as far as possible—so that barrier might not hold in 2019.

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  6. 2018 is over, but it’s just the beginning of a slew of court battles that could reshape our rights. Your favorite Boom! Lawyered hosts break it down for you:

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  7. 2018 was a banner year for restrictions. But the new year isn't ending the trend.

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  8. The historic firsts in 2018's midterms offer a renewed sense of hope. Now, we look ahead.

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  9. of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, national origin, color, sex, and religion. So why aren’t all people also protected?

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  10. 126 women joined yesterday, including: — the first Native women of the U.S. Congress — the first openly bisexual person and the second openly-LGBTQ person ever elected to the Senate — the first two Muslim women elected to Congress

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  11. The programs focuses solely on Black mothers, who are disproportionately more likely to live in poverty in the United States. According to the , 21.4 percent of women in the U.S. live in poverty, compared to the overall rate at 12.7 percent.

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  12. "Because the exvangelical community consists of those who repudiate evangelicalism for its pervasive authoritarianism, we also tend to affirm that which most white evangelicals ... stand against."

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  13. Anti-choice activist Janet Porter has spent years pushing her “heartbeat” legislation, which would outlaw abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy—before many even know they are pregnant.

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    19 hours ago

    "The Court is considering taking three cases that ask whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination."

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    With news that the Supreme Court is taking up partisan gerrymandering, here's a reminder that Justice Kennedy had a chance to fix the problem last year before he resigned. And he punted.

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    18 hours ago

    Great article ! Everyone should read this "Overly simplistic storytelling and the good/bad immigrant binary are among some of the narratives reporters need to spike in 2019."

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    17 hours ago

    Check out this piece from , which cites our poverty data. “Being able to have this breathing room, this cash, will give families time and space to think about what they want for their kids and their own lives.”

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    17 hours ago

    Women, Native American, Muslim, and LGBTQ+ candidates broke ground this year. The is the most diverse U.S. Congress ever. It's about time.

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    With threats on Roe building up across the country, newly pro-choice majority state legislatures are stepping up to the plate.

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    16 hours ago

    "There are a lot of things that we take for granted when we need people to get healthy and they can't do if they don't have a place to recuperate.": via

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  21. Two cases present the with the question of whether the of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibitions on discrimination include discrimination on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation.

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